Vocab & Concepts
What does pugnacious mean and who is pugnacious in our text?
Eager to argue and fight. Curley is pugnacious
"Now you jus’ get out, an’ get out quick. If you don’t, I’m gonna ast the boss not to ever let you come in the barn no more."
Crooks
What does the darkness usually bring?
Negativity and death
Who acts like a bully with Lennie and why?
Crooks bullies Lennie and makes him believe that George is not going to come back. He does this to feel control
What is the bully-victim paradox?
It states that bullies are often bullied and that is why they decide to bully other people. It also states that bullies want to feel power over people and are afraid of being victims again
This is when the reader gives us an idea of what might happen in the future/later on in the story
"You know what I can do to you if you open your trap?"
Curley's wife
What does hands symbolize in the text?
Responsibility, work, violence
Why is Crooks so bitter?
Crooks has long been discriminated and wants to protect himself from further bullying
What is fatalism?
the belief that all events are meant to happen and we can do nothing to change them
What does Steinbeck foreshadow for us with the incident in Weeds?
Lennie touched a girls dress and was not letting go. This foreshadows a similar event with Curley's wife at the end of the novel when he breaks her neck.
This ain’t no bad thing like I got to go hide in the brush. Oh! no. This ain’t. I’ll tell George I found it dead.
Lennie
What can a river symbolize?
Crossing a path, starting a journey, a rebirth
How does Candy feel after Curley's wife dies?
He blames her still even after she's dead for ruining their dream
What is naturalism?
the tone in which authors write that shows limited to no emotion
Define an innocent character archetype
This is a character who goes through a lot of hardships and experiences discrimination
“If I was alone, I could live so easy.”
George
Explain what is juxtaposition
Placing two opposite things next to each other to show how different they are
How does sexism play a role in our book?
Candy is sexist as well as the other men on the farm. They blame women (Curley's wife) for what happen to them.
Why did migrant workers go to California?
Migrant workers were looking for opportunities to find work during the Great Depression
Define a migrant worker and the role it has in the book
A migrant worker is a person who travels in hopes of finding a job. George and Lennie are migrant workers
"You lousy tart."
Candy
How is friendship shown throughout the novella?
George and Lennie are friends but George mostly is a caretaker for Lennie
Why do George and Lennie get kicked out of Weeds?
Lennie touched a girls dress and they had to run away to avoid getting into trouble
What was Jim Crow and what was "etiquette"?
Jim Crow were laws that prevented colored people from interacting with white people. Jim Crow etiquette was to be respectful with white people no matter what.